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Let's vote for Keith Ellison

It’s time for all of us to get behind Keith Ellison and vote for him for Attorney General in the November 6th election.

This is particularly important following this weeks developments with Ellison’s opponent, Doug Wardlow. Wardlow sent out a fund raising mailer accusing Ellison of being a supporter of Muslim terrorists.

"As a Muslim, Ellison has hung around radical Islamic groups and defends known terrorists,” Wardlow wrote. 

Wardlow accused Ellison of being “one of the most dangerous men” in America.

“Keith Eliison doesn't share the American values you and I do. He's in bed with in bed with radicals and terrorists, hangs out with racists and anti-Semites, hates President Trump, and wants to use the Attorney General's office to force far-left policies on us.”

Doug Wardlow is willing to go to any length, including anti-Muslim baiting, to get into the Attorney General’s office.

We can’t allow that.

There was a time when I considered not voting for Keith Ellison. When Karen Monahan accused him of domestic abuse I was inclined not to vote for him. But I’ve read the investigation report by lawyer Susan Ellingstad regarding Monahan’s allegations. Although Ellingstad comes from a stauchly DFL law firm her report seems credible. Her primary finding is there is little or no evidence to support Monahan’s allegation. Ellingstad is particularly doubtful about Monahan’s allegations that there is a video of the abusive event. Monahan has refused to produce the video. Here’s what Ellinstad says about that:


"An allegation standing alone is not necessarily sufficient to conclude that conduct occurred, particularly where the accusing party declines to produce supporting evidence that she herself asserts exists," she wrote in the report. "She has thus repeatedly placed the existence of the video front and center to her allegations, but then has refused to disclose it.”


Even after the investigation report was released I was prepared not to vote for Ellison. Most men who abuse women do it repeatedly. I expected that Keith and Kim Ellison’s divorce records would show the Keith abused Kim. I expected te records to show a pattern of abuse by Keith Ellsion.

But the records showed the opposite. They showed that Kim Ellison abused her former husband by hitting him. And, interestingly, there is no record that Keith hit back. I believe a man that doesn’t hit back is not very likely to be the one to strike out first. 

There is no apparent pattern of abuse by Keith Ellison.

On the other hand there is a pattern of dishonesty and Islamaphobia on the part of Doug Wardlow. 

If you are still wondering whether or not to vote for Keith Ellison — PLEASE VOTE FOR  HIM. Doug Wardlow does not support oour American values.

Tim
Central Minnesota Political


PS: The Intercep  just published a very thorough synopsis of this saga at: https://theintercept.com/2018/10/20/keith-ellison-abuse-allegations-islamophobia/

Comments

  1. Tim KingOctober 21, 2018 at 8:41 AM

    Patrick sent this comment --

    Thanks Tim! I was once where you were, even more vehemently. Mea Culpa!

    Internal polling had Ellison barely ahead a couple of weeks ago. That was undoubtedly because of very soft DFL support. The disclosure earlier this week that he was the abused not the abuser in his marital relationship the post-divorce relationship is a healed and productive one.

    Hopefully he picked up 25,000 votes on the spot. Conversely, the media (and Wardlow himself) are doing a very good job of exposing how truly dangerous Wardlow is.

    So, YES, a vote for Keith Ellison on 11/6 is the most important part of our ballot on the MN ballot on 11/6. Having done early voting, I've already done my part. Felt good!

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